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In humans, high doses or frequent applications of NG (i.e., for angina) lead to rapid loss of its efficacy in relieving angina. To examine whether there is a similar effect on the loss of efficacy of NG on bone, we examined the frequency-dependent effects of NG on bone mineral density (BMD), bone mass, trabecular bone volumes (BV\/TV), and blood pressure in rats. Thirty 7-month-old female Brown Norway rats underwent ovariectomy, and an additional six rats were sham-operated. The ovariectomized rats were treated either with vehicle (ovariectomized control), 17\u03b2-estradiol (E2; positive control), or 0.2 mg NG (via dermal application) once, twice, or three times a day. Before and at the end of the 10-week treatment period, BMD of the lumbar spine was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometric (DXA) scanning and expressed as a percentage change. BMD in ovariectomized rats was significantly lower (\u22122.5 \u00b1 2.0%) compared with the sham-operated rats (+6.3 \u00b1 5.3%; p &amp;lt; 0.01). Estrogen therapy completely abolished the ovariectomy-induced potential bone loss (+5.9 \u00b1 3.4%). Application of NG once daily also completely prevented (+6.2 \u00b1 2.8%; p &amp;lt; 0.01) the ovariectomy-induced bone loss (i.e., it was as effective as estrogen). However, the beneficial effects of NG on BMD were significantly reduced with increased frequency of application of NG (+1.9 \u00b1 2.1%, twice a day and \u22120.2 \u00b1 3.3% three times a day). Estrogen or once daily administration of NG preserved femur weights, BV\/TV, and decreased urinary deoxypyridinoline levels as expected. However, a higher level of serum osteocalcin and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase levels were maintained only with once daily administration of NG. There were no adverse effects of these doses of NG on blood pressure, but a tendency to lower blood pressure was noticed with increased frequency of NG. These results confirmed our previous findings that NO donors counteract the bone loss associated with estrogen deficiency. 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